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Beaus$Eros
''Beaus$Eros'' (pronounced "bows & arrows") is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2012. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Thomas Quinlan of ''Exclaim!'' gave the album a favorable review, noting that "Belgian producer Loden mixes hip-hop, electronica, drum & bass, glitch-hop, synth rock, '80s pop and anything else he can get his hands on, often moving from one style to another within a single track." Brice Ezell of ''PopMatters'' gave the album 6 stars out of 10, saying: "While part of the beauty of Busdriver's work is the challenge it presents, much of ''Beaus$Eros'' isn't really challenging but instead confused." Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. * Busdriver – vocals, production (2, 6) * Loden – production, mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busdriver
Regan Farquhar (born February 12, 1978), better known by his stage name Busdriver, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles, California. He has collaborated with rappers such as Myka 9, Milo, Nocando, Open Mike Eagle, 2Mex, and Radioinactive. His primary producers have been Daedelus, Boom Bip, Daddy Kev, Loden, Paris Zax, Omid, and Nobody. He has also worked with D-Styles on two albums. Biography Regan Farquhar was born on February 12, 1978 in Los Angeles, California. He was introduced to hip hop at an early age; his father, Ralph Farquhar, wrote the 1985 film ''Krush Groove''. Farquhar began rapping at age nine. By age 13, he was part of the group 4/29, which was inspired by the 1992 Los Angeles riots. At 16, he joined the Project Blowed scene. In 2002, Busdriver released his solo album, ''Temporary Forever''. In 2004, he released ''Cosmic Cleavage'' on Big Dada. In 2007, Busdriver released '' RoadKillOvercoat'' on Epitaph Records. Another solo album, ''Jhelli B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loden (musician)
Loden is an electronic music producer based in Brussels, Belgium. Career ''Valeen Hope'', Loden's first album originally released on Eat This Records, was re-released on Mush Records in 2007. Loden released the second album, ''Buggy'', on Mush Records in 2010. He released the third album, ''Burning Man Stage Hand'', on Circle into Square in 2011. His 2013 fourth album, ''The Star-Eyed Condition'', featured guest appearances from Open Mike Eagle, Ceschi, and Doseone, among others. Loden produced Busdriver's 2012 album, ''Beaus$Eros'', in its entirety. He has also produced tracks for Thirsty Fish and Sole. Discography Albums * ''Valeen Hope'' (Eat This Records, 2005) * ''Buggy'' (Mush Records, 2010) * ''Burning Man Stage Hand'' ( Circle into Square, 2011) * ''The Star-Eyed Condition'' (Circle into Square, 2013) * ''Tsar'' (Self-released, 2017) * ''Lit For Exits (Extinct)'' (Self-released, 2018) EPs * ''Nachtvorst EP'' (Colony Productions, 2005) * ''All That's Left Is Right'' (E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busdriver Albums
Regan Farquhar (born February 12, 1978), better known by his stage name Busdriver, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles, California. He has collaborated with rappers such as Myka 9, Milo, Nocando, Open Mike Eagle, 2Mex, and Radioinactive. His primary producers have been Daedelus, Boom Bip, Daddy Kev, Loden, Paris Zax, Omid, and Nobody. He has also worked with D-Styles on two albums. Biography Regan Farquhar was born on February 12, 1978 in Los Angeles, California. He was introduced to hip hop at an early age; his father, Ralph Farquhar, wrote the 1985 film ''Krush Groove''. Farquhar began rapping at age nine. By age 13, he was part of the group 4/29, which was inspired by the 1992 Los Angeles riots. At 16, he joined the Project Blowed scene. In 2002, Busdriver released his solo album, ''Temporary Forever''. In 2004, he released ''Cosmic Cleavage'' on Big Dada. In 2007, Busdriver released '' RoadKillOvercoat'' on Epitaph Records. Another solo album, ''Jhelli Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Ladd
Mike Ladd is an American hip hop musician from Boston, Massachusetts. He is based in Paris, France. ''The Guardian'' described him as "the king of the hip-hop concept." Early life Mike Ladd was born in Boston, Massachusetts. As a child, he lived in India and Zimbabwe for a while. He graduated from Hampshire College. Career Mike Ladd's debut studio album, '' Easy Listening 4 Armageddon'', was released in 1997. He released ''Welcome to the Afterfuture'' in 2000. ''Nostalgialator'' was released in 2004. In 2005, he released '' Negrophilia: The Album'', which was inspired by Petrine Archer-Straw's book of the same name. In that year, he also released ''Father Divine'' on ROIR. He has also released several collaborative albums with jazz pianist Vijay Iyer. Style and influences Mike Ladd's influences range from Funkadelic to King Tubby, Minor Threat, and Charles Stepney. Discography Studio albums * '' Easy Listening 4 Armageddon'' (1997) * ''Welcome to the Afterfuture'' (2000) * ''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfect Hair (album)
''Perfect Hair'' is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on September 9, 2014, by Big Dada. The album features guest appearances from Aesop Rock, Danny Brown and Open Mike Eagle, among others. The cover art was painted by John Lurie. Music videos were made for "Ego Death", "Colonize the Moon", "Eat Rich" and "Motion Lines". On June 20, 2014, "Ego Death" was chosen by ''Consequence of Sound'' as one of their Top 10 Songs of the Week. Critical reception ''Perfect Hair'' received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74, based on 10 reviews. Adam Kivel of ''Consequence of Sound'' said: "Wild, insanely ambitious, and a bit inconsistent, ''Perfect Hair'' encodes and decodes the ideas, opinions, and deconstructions that can only come from Farquhar's brain." David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "''Perfect Hair'' contains all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Actor (band)
Child Actor is an American duo consisting of Max Heath and Natalie Plaza. History Child Actor was formed by cousins Max Heath and Sedgie Ogilvy. They released the ''Partner'' EP in February 2012 and the ''Window'' EP in July 2012. Their first album, ''Victory'', was released on Fake Four Inc. on October 16, 2012. Don Yates of KEXP-FM described the album as "an impressive set of maximalist, R&B-tinged electro-pop with a huge, lush sound featuring walls of glittering synths, hip hop-influenced rhythms, chopped samples, wispy vocals and sugary pop melodies." Alyce Currier of Earmilk said, "With more emotional staying power than a lot of music caught up in today's rapid release cycle, I think this one is a keeper." Ogilvy left Child Actor in December 2012 with Natalie Plaza taking her place. Child Actor released their sophomore album, ''Never Die'', in September 2014, followed by ''A Perfect Cloud'' in 2016. More recently, the duo has been active in hip-hop, contributing production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhelli Beam
''Jhelli Beam'' is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Anti- in 2009. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Alan Ranta of ''PopMatters'' gave the album 8 stars out of 10, saying: "It is too intelligent and challenging to the status quo for the mainstream media to truly embrace, and Anti- seems to be lacking a little on the side of their hip-hop promotion department." Mosi Reeves of '' Spin'' gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, writing: "Extraordinarily irrational and willfully convoluted, ''Jhelli Beam'' is avant-rap as quantum physics." The opening track, "Split Seconds (Between Nannies and Swamis)", was described by Thomas Quinlan of '' URB'' as "Busdriver's simplest, most accessible rap jam, eschewing the bursts of rapid rap flows that usually accompany his slower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fake Four Inc
Fake Four is an independent record label based in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded by brothers Ceschi and David Ramos in 2008. According to an interview with Ceschi on Ugsmag.com, the Ramos brothers started Fake Four with help from Grimm Image Records in San Bernardino, California and Squids Eye Recording Collective in Dayton, Ohio as an outlet to release and distribute their personal music projects and those of their friends. Since the initial release ''This Up Here'' by David Ramos, Fake Four Inc. has been a self-sufficient label. Style Fake Four Inc. does not adhere to genre specifications. Brett Uddenberg of URB praised the label for pushing the boundaries of indie rap. Chris Faraone of The Phoenix wrote: "you heard it here first: Fake Four is the most important label in progressive hip-hop right now." History The first full-length release on Fake Four Inc. came with ''This Up Here'' by David Ramos on May 20, 2008. It is a self-published album by co-founder of the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Albums
The following is a list of Album, albums, Extended play, EPs, and Mixtape, mixtapes released in 2012. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding Reissue, reissues, Remasters, remasters, and Compilation album, compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) WP:MUS, notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information for deaths of musicians and for links to other music lists, see 2012 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{Albums by release date 2012 albums, 2012-related lists, Albums Lists of albums by release date, 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fact (UK Magazine)
''Fact'' is a music publication that launched in the UK in 2003. It covers UK, US, and international music and youth culture topics, with particular focus on electronic, pop, rap, and experimental artists. Having started as a bi-monthly print magazine, ''Fact'' went digital in 2008, focusing on its website and online TV channel ''Fact TV'', which produces documentaries and videos including the series ''Against the Clock''. In November 2020 it returned to publishing a bi-annual print magazine. ''Fact'' produces weekly Fact Mixes. It previously produced the Singles Club review series, and Make Music, aimed at inspiring producers and bedroom musicians. ''Fact'' operates out of a London office, with additional full-time staff in Los Angeles and New York City. It is part of The Vinyl Factory group. History ''Fact'' was founded in 2003 as a print magazine. It commissioned covers by artists including M.I.A., Bat for Lashes, Shepard Fairey, Barry McGee, Peter Saville, Trevor J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dntel
James Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, also known by his stage name Dntel , is an American electronic music artist and DJ. Aside from his main solo project, Tamborello is also known as a member of the groups The Postal Service, Dntel#Other projects, Headset, and Figurine (band), Figurine, where he is sometimes cited as James Figurine. Personal life Tamborello's father was a jazz saxophone player, flautist, and a songwriter for many Santa Barbara, California-based bands. His mother, Joyce Menges was an actress who starred in the sitcom ''To Rome with Love (TV series), To Rome with Love'' starring John Forsythe, Kay Medford, and Melanie Fullerton, in 1969, and later in the Walt Disney Productions film ''Now You See Him Now You Don't'', starring Kurt Russell, in 1972. Musical career and Dntel Tamborello first began creating music in 1989, when he was in junior high school in Santa Barbara. His father bought him a drum machine, a sequencer, a keyboard and an eight track recorder, pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zavala (producer)
Alexander Zavala, better known mononymously by his stage name Zavala, is an American hip hop and electronica record producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is a founding member of the hip hop duo Dark Time Sunshine alongside Onry Ozzborn. Musical career Zavala first came to attention in 2009 when he released the collaborative album ''Canciones Modernas'' with PNS of Molemen. The same year, he produced numerous tracks on Sleep's album Hesitation Wounds, his debut on Strange Famous Records. Through working with Sleep, he met Onry Ozzborn, who featured on ''Hesitation Wounds'' as Grayskul. The two soon became fans of each other's work and began working with each other, eventually leading to the creation of the duo Dark Time Sunshine. Together they released three albums in three years, one of which being Anx. For every album released, Zavala also released an instrumental version as well. In 2017, he released his debut solo album named Fantasmas. The album is an instrumental mix of ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |